No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to me so that I return his greeting

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and Ahmad

Authenticity grade : Its chain of narrators is Hasan/Sound

Hadith text: No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to…

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلَّى الله عليه وسلم قال: «ما مِنْ أحَدٍ يُسلِّمُ علي إلا ردَّ اللهُ عليَّ رُوحي حتى أردَّ عليه السَّلامَ».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to me so that I return his greeting."

Explanation of the hadith: No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to…

Lessons: No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to…

• Encouraging the act of frequently invoking Allah's blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
• The Prophet's life in his grave is the most perfect life a man can have in his Barzakh and no one knows its reality but Allah Almighty.
• This Hadīth is not proof that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) has a life like the one we have, so the people of Shirk would not take this as a pretext for seeking relief from him (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, it is a Barzakh life.

Categories : Prophetic characteristics